Disney-Marvel’s “Black Panther” is heading for a super-heroic $218 million debut over the four-day President’s Day weekend at 4,020 North American locations, estimates showed Sunday. That number means that “Black Panther,” starring Chadwick Boseman and directed by Ryan Coogler, has doubled its original tracking in less than a month. The …

Africa’s richest man and President of Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote, is to play the role of Chief Guest of Honour at the foundation stone laying ceremony for the multi-purpose Editors’ Plaza, a project of the Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE) scheduled for Thursday, March 1, 2018 in the Guzape District …

By Akeem Abas Adebola Ishola, wife of the late renowned playwright, Prof. Akinwunmi Ishola, has said her husband gave no sign that he was going to die anytime soon. She told newsmen in Ibadan on Saturday evening that Ishola took a spoonful of custard on Saturday at 9 a.m and …

By Collins Yakubu-Hammer The Association of Nigerian Authors (ANA) said it has received a grant worth three million naira to fund its annual ANA/Yusuf Ali Nationwide Literary Awareness Campaign. Malam Abdullahi Denja, president of ANA made this known in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday …

Over 5000 key actors in All Progressives Congress (APC) on Wednesday defected to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in what looks like a signal of what to expect in the 2019 general elections in Bayelsa state. Among those who defected to the PDP included a returnee former State Chairman of …

By Fortune Abang The National Agency for the Control of AIDS (NACA) on Tuesday cautioned young people to avoid risky behavior, while celebrating Valentine’s Day to avoid health problems and unintentional injuries. Dr Miriam Ezekwe, Project Coordinator, National Comprehensive AIDS Programme in States, NACA gave the advice in an interview …

The foundation stone laying ceremony for the multi-purpose Editors’ Plaza owned by the Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE) will hold on Thursday, March 1, 2018 at the project site located in the Guzape District of Abuja. Former Governor of Akwa Ibom State, Senator Godswill Akpabio, who is also the Senate …

President Muhammadu Buhari has extended his best wishes to Team Nigeria as they begin their epoch-making representation of the country in the 2018 Winter Olympics in PyeongChang, South Korea. A statement by Garba Shehu, Senior Special Assistant to the President, Media & Publicity said that President Buhari “commends the women’s …

Anita Eboigbe It was a beehive of activity at the Bob Marley Museum, in Jamaica, as thousands packed the venue for the annual event to celebrate the life of late reggae legend, Bob Marley. Marley, known as The Gong, would have celebrated his 73rd birthday on Tuesday and his international …

By Edwin Nwachukwu Ajegunle Lagos State-born musician, John Asiemo a.k.a Daddy Showkey on Sunday, visited the quadruplets Mr and Mrs Peter Ejiofor, born on Dec. 28, 2017, urging women to have faith in God. Ejiofor, a staff of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), and his wife were finally blessed …

By Clara Egbogota The Youth Wing of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, RCCG, will organise a 76-hour praise to God in 16 countries to celebrate the 76th birthday anniversary of the church’s General Overseer, Pastor Enoch Adeboye. Mr Precious Akingbade, the RCCG National Young Adults and Youth Pastor, announced …

The Minister of Mines and Steel Development, Dr Kayode Fayemi, has congratulated the first civilian Governor of Ekiti State, Otunba Adeniyi Adebayo, who turns 60 years old on Sunday. Dr Fayemi, a former Governor of Ekiti State, in a birthday message described Otunba Adebayo as a humble and compassionate leader, …

Governor Mohammed A. Abubakar has sworn 10 Special Advisers. The occasion took place at the Banquet Hall of the Government House, Bauchi. A statement by Shamsuddeen Lukman Abubakar, Special Assistant to the Governor of Bauchi State on Communications said that the appointment and swearing-in of the Special Advisers further demonstrates …

The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has called for a meaningful partnership with China to develop Nigeria’s Animation Industry. The Minister stated this in Abuja on Thursday when he received, in his office, a delegation of Television Production and Animation Companies from China. He described animation as …

“Tribute by The President of the Republic Of Ghana, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, At The Funeral Of Hugh Masakela, On Tuesday, 30th January, 2018, In Johannesburg, South Africa* I had to come, and came from the AU Summit in Addis Ababa on my way back home to Accra, so I …

Young photojournalists from almost 40 countries have already sent over 1,000 photos to participate in the 2018 Andrei Stenin International Press Photo Contest. NAN reports that Stenin, was a Russian photojournalist contributing to several leading Russian and international news agencies including Rossiya Segodnya, RIA Novosti, Kommersant, ITAR-TASS, Associated Press, Reuters …

By Omuboye Sukubo The National Council of Traditional Rulers of Nigeria (NCTRN) has urged the Federal Government to end the senseless killings in the country, saying that life is too sacred to be wasted. The Chairman of NCTRN and Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Muhammad Abubakar, made the call at the …

Nigerian singers Davido, Wizkid and South African comedian Trevor Noah make the list of the most followed Africans on the social networks Instagram, Facebook and Twitter, a report has said. According to campsbaymedia, the African Social Media Power Report: Top 50 Footballers and Entertainers was released on January 26. The …

The Bayelsa State Executive Council has felicitated with Governor Henry Seriake Dickson on the occasion of his ‎52nd birthday, describing him as a pragmatic leader, whose life is worth celebrating at all times. Spokesman of the council and the Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Daniel Iworiso-Markson came out with this …

A Commendation Service and an Evening of Tributes/Music were held for former Vice President, Dr. Alex Ifeanyi Ekwueme in Lagos recently. Pictures show some of the dignitaries that graced the high profile events put together to celebrate the departed distinguished elder statesman.

President of the Senate, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, has paid tribute to the late South African music legend, Hugh Masekela, calling him a statesman of African music. Saraki in a statement by his Special Adviser (Media and Publicity), Yusuph Olaniyonu, noted that with Masekela’s death at the age of 78, …